STUDIES ON SEED MORPHOLOGY AND GERMINATION OF BUTEA MONOSPERMA (LAM.) TAUB.

Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. is important plant for natural medicine. Plant Show three type of seeds i.e. large, medium and small based on dimension. Highest dimension in large pods with large seeds (5.1×3.6×0.8 cm). Seeds are reddish-brown to dark brown. Observe shapes are ovate, round, d-form and reniform (kidney shape).The large seed is mostly in reniform shape while medium and small seeds are showing all above shape. Percentage germination is highest in medium seeds and lowest in small seeds. Light reddish-brown seed showed high viability than dark brown.